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Dealing with Data: How Autonomous Solutions are Impacting Cloud Migration

By Bill Kleyman|2019-05-20T18:42:19+00:00May 20th, 2019|

Working in cloud today has been extremely fascinating. We’re so far beyond traditional VMs and simple applications. In fact, new use-cases around cloud, data, and intelligent systems are absolutely inspiring to work with and design around. Our constantly connected, digital world, is placing new demands around cloud and the enterprise is absolutely noticing. I [...]

How Power BI’s AI features Enhance Business Decision-Making

By Emily Guenther|2019-05-17T16:07:32+00:00May 17th, 2019|

Business intelligence platforms such as Microsoft Power BI allow businesses to make money moves unlike before. Why? Working with BI platforms means making educated business decisions based on data that is collected, analyzed, and digested into the bellies of the top decision-makers in an easier and faster way. Power BI in particular boasts features [...]

Case Study: Major school district aces project and budget management with Microsoft Project Online and Visio

By Aptude|2019-05-17T16:22:20+00:00May 8th, 2019|

Fulton County Schools (FCS) in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the state’s biggest school districts. The FCS Project Management Office (PMO) supports the district’s high educational standards by ensuring equally high-quality project management for peak administrative performance. Envisioning a solution to provide easy portfolio visibility and reporting, the department teamed with consulting firm Aptude, [...]

The Future of Ecommerce: Trends and Insights for 2020

By Linda Atteo|2019-05-07T14:21:16+00:00April 23rd, 2019|

Merging Advanced Technologies, Modernizing Businesses, Reshaping the Future The internet, tailor-made apps and mobile devices have certainly changed the way we shop whether it be food, clothes or cars — consumers are more educated, technology savvy and are interested in a more personal approach. Today, many people have moved from retail to online due [...]

Five Benefits of Sentiment Analysis Using Power BI

By Emily Guenther|2019-05-07T14:25:40+00:00April 16th, 2019|

In an age where data is constantly being collected, it’s important to know how you can turn that data into actionable data and use it to improve your operations. We’re used to the term “data mining” but here, we’re really looking into “opinion mining” using sentiment analysis – and doing so through Power BI. When [...]

Top Business Intelligence Trends for 2020

By Linda Atteo|2019-05-07T15:26:40+00:00April 5th, 2019|

BI Delivers Faster Reporting, Accurate Analysis, Improves Operational Efficiency: It’s Vital to Business Success In the analytics industry and in the business world — business intelligence, analytical tools and BI applications is the number one talked about subject. BI is faster and more accurate in reporting; data analysis is more robust, and forecasting has [...]

Getting Rid of that Legacy Ball of Mud – How to Deploy Microservices

By Bill Kleyman|2019-05-07T15:35:30+00:00April 2nd, 2019|

Let’s talk applications for a second. We all use them, they’re a part of our everyday lives, and we all feel that they’re absolutely critical to our productivity. In today’s always-on world, apps and services are the core delivery mechanism of content and data that we absolutely rely upon. That said, new concepts around [...]

Migrating Your ERP System into The Cloud – Is it Possible?

By Bill Kleyman|2019-05-07T16:21:18+00:00April 2nd, 2019|

It’s been amazing to see just how far cloud, DevOps, and the modern application have come. Over the years, I’ve been a part of a lot of migrations and initiatives to move services and entire application architectures into the cloud. Today, we’re starting to see organizations look at the fringes of cloud migration to [...]

Small High-Tech Niche Consulting vs Large Renowned Tech Consulting Firm – Finding the Perfect Fit

By Linda Atteo|2019-05-07T16:40:07+00:00March 18th, 2019|

How to Know the Differences? Vetting the Firm for Your Next Project? Choosing the right business consulting firm is no easy task. If you’re the lucky person in the company chosen to find the perfect consulting firm for your next project — your new assignment can be slightly overwhelming to downright daunting. How do [...]

The Most Significant IT Healthcare Challenges

By Linda Atteo|2019-05-07T18:24:56+00:00March 5th, 2019|

IT Healthcare Experts Are Managing Complex Issues: Integrating Data-Driven Tools, Protecting and Safeguarding Healthcare Networks The healthcare industry continues to be the target for cyber criminals, online hackers and insider attackers due to the sensitive and personal information on patients. The healthcare organization has many decentralized systems within the facility that are not patched [...]

Web Application Design 101: The Search for Success: High-Quality UX Design vs. UI Design

By Linda Atteo|2019-05-07T19:01:46+00:00February 26th, 2019|

So, do you really know how UX and UI design affects your web application? If someone asked you — could you explain easily how the two are different? If the answer is no, then we are here to clear up the confusion. Understanding the differences and the basic design techniques can be impactful from [...]

Maybe It’s Time to Let Go of That Monolith Application

By Bill Kleyman|2019-02-26T21:31:07+00:00February 20th, 2019|

If you fear release cycles, get too many errors in your code, or are finding it harder to move key services into more agile operations, you might be dealing with a legacy, monolithic application. I’ve had the chance to work in a lot of DevOps environments and have sat in on several projects. One [...]

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